Are you looking for resources for Advent and Christmas? You are sure to find something at ReformedWorship.org with hundreds of resources from series that provide services for each week, to lessons and carols, Longest Night or Blue Christmas services, children’s pageants, to advent candle lighting—we have it covered. All of these resources are a gift to you and available for free.
We’ve picked a few examples in each category to provide you a place to start.
Advent and Christmas Series
Coming Home for Christmas: An Advent and Christmas series with additional resources connecting scripture's call to come home with our own spiritual journey as well as an opportunity to invite those who have left the faith to re-engage with your worshiping community.
Be Not Afraid: A worship series for Advent with additional services for Christmas Eve, Longest night, the New Year, and Epiphany
Angels, Help Us to Adore Him: An Advent series from Revelation with Advent candle readings
Longest Night/Blue Christmas
Christmas Mourning: A service for those who experience loss
Blue Christmas: An Advent candlelight service for all who grieve
A Time to Weep—During Advent: An article supporting the act of lament during Advent along with some resources.
Lessons and Carols
Nine Lessons and Carols for Christmastide: An introduction to Lessons and Carols with a simple service outline that includes song suggestions.
Wisdom of God, Word of God: A service of lessons and carols
From Eve to Mary: A service of lessons and Carols on the lineage of Jesus, the Christ, according to the Gospel of Matthew.
Children’s Pageants
Mary Remembers: A children’s Christmas drama
An Angel Appeared to Them: A Christmas drama for children and adults
Preparing the Way for Jesus: A Christmas drama based on Luke’s gospel
Advent Readings for Candle Lightings
Lighting Up Advent: Three sets of scripture readings to use with the lighting of the advent wreath
Candle Lighting Litanies for Advent and Christmas
Linking the Advent Wreath to Our Faith Stories: Readings on the themes of hope, joy, love, and peace with ways to include testimonies and a “Take It Home” for each week that can be handed out or put in a bulletin.
